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Let’s Give Some Serious Thought To a Four-Day Week A number of companies recently evaluated the idea of a four-day week in exchange for lower wages.   There is growing support from the public and private sector that the solution to the crisis could lie not in working more, but in working less, but more productively. This is an idea I have written about before, and is one that now sounds more and more like a possibility: after all, the five-working-day week is an artificial convention that ca...

At a time when African investors are pursuing global opportunities to improve their bottom lines and deliver greater value to their shareholders, their intentions are increasingly frustrated by the limited access of the Nigerian passport in regard to global travel. Among other West-African passports, the Nigerian passport is restricted in its reach to only 54 visa-free destinations, many of whom are other African countries like Ethiopia. This modest number falls short next to that of Ghana, Cam...

At a time when African investors are pursuing global opportunities to improve their bottom lines and deliver greater value to their shareholders, their intentions are increasingly frustrated by the limited access of the Nigerian passport in regard to global travel. Among other West-African passports, the Nigerian passport is restricted in its reach to only 54 visa-free destinations, many of whom are other African countries like Ethiopia. This modest number falls short next to that of Ghana, Cam...

A nutrition journalist and keto advocate defends fad diets, saying mainstream advice doesnt work for everybody INSIDER 1/6/2021 © Hollis Johnson/INSIDER Hollis Johnson/INSIDER Keto was ranked among the worst diets for the third year in a row by nutrition experts for its high saturated fat, low fiber, and strict limits on carbohydrates. Low-carb advocates like Gary Taubes say keto diets work for people who have struggled to lose weight with mainstream nutrition advice to eat whole grains a...

Cannabis Mergers and Acquisitions Are Heating Up, With More Than $600 Million in Deals Announced Last Tuesday Alone and That’s on Top of Additional Transactions Unveiled Since the 2020 U.S. Election Last Month New York-based Multi-State Operator (MSO) Columbia Care (CSE:CCHW) (OTCQX:CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) announced Tuesday it reached a deal to acquire privately-held Green Leaf Medical for $240 million, expanding its presence in the Mid-Atlantic. Ayr Strategies (CSE:AYR) (OTCQX:AYRSF), of New ...

» A nutrition journalist dieted his whole life and still gained weight. Then he tried the keto diet, and it was like a switch being flipped. A nutrition journalist dieted his whole life and still gained weight. Then he tried the keto diet, and it was like a switch being flipped. Gabby LandsverkDec 22, 2020, 21:02 IST Kirsten Lara Getchell/Courtesy of Penguin Random House Journalist and low-carb advocate Gary Taubes argues in new book "A Case for Keto" that mainstream nutrition advice leaves ...

A U.S. appellate court in September unanimously ruled that the NSA’s program of mass domestic surveillance was illegal, as well as likely a violation of the Fourth Amendment’s guarantee against “unreasonable searches and seizures.” The court, and the broader public, knew about this illegal mass surveillance program created by the NSA only because Edward Snowden, while working inside that agency, di...

ØAn additional 16 million Indians use illegal cannabis products ØAverage cost per gram of cannabis in India is about Rs 8 ØMalana in Himachal Pradesh cultivates over 500 kg of hashish every year Opium ØAverage poppy yields in India:11-14 quintal per hectare every year. ØIn 2018, poppy seed prices touched Rs 1 lakh per quintal. USES Cannabis ØFor pain management as well as treating post-chemo symptoms, arthritis, skin ailments, mental disorders and metabolical problems ØHemp, a fibre made...

AROUND TOWN Food shelf drop-offSTOWE — Remarkable Things in Stowe announces it is now a drop-off point for Waterbury Food Shelf. Food, cleaning supplies or financial donations can be accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Dec. 31. Curbside donations are also possible — just knock on the door or window and someone can come out to take care of it. Waterbury Area Food Shelf accepts unexpired, unopened boxes and cans of non-perishables, as well as cleaning supplies and financial dona...